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More Devolution Expenses
Seems it's not just the Stormont crew that like to get their snouts in the trough. Welsh Assembly Members are making good use of their £12.5k expenses allowances, with the Lib Dems leading the pack when it comes to spending public money (qu'elle surprise!) on kitting out their Cardiff pads.
- Lib Dems AMs (6): Total claimed: £55,321. Average claim: £9,220
- Plaid Cymru AMs (15): Total claim: £129,936. Average claim: £8,662
- Conservative AMs (12): Total claimed: £93,730. Average claimed: £7,810
- Labour AMs (26): Total claimed: £121,977. Average claim: £4,691
Having said that, the £12.5k looks paltry compared to the And that's only one of the expenses they're entitled to. They also have office expenses comparable to the £70,000 that Northern Ireland's MLAs can claim.
On a slight aside, our most expensive (d'ya see what I did there?!) MLA was Sean Farren with total allowances (for 2006-7) of £83,869.07.
Now about that devolution cost/benefit analysis...